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  • We All Work Differently

    Recently, I was admonished in a one-on-one meeting for making notes in a work journal. I was completely taken aback. How could someone be irked by a colleague taking notes in their training session? I had barely put pen to paper when the person waved their hand at me and tersely said, “No, it’s simple.”…

  • Collaborative Playlists for Team Building

    This walks hand-in-hand with an earlier post about earbuds and the productivity of creatives. Another way to leverage sound is with #collaborativeplaylists for #teambuilding Media creates undeniable connections. Creating a collaborative playlist (I like to use Spotify) helps teams get to know each other, creates genuine points of reference, and fosters communication. It takes minimal…

  • Earbuds for Work

    I’ve seen and heard managers’ hesitation when #creatives explain that they need to use #earbuds to work. You can see the incredulity in the ever so slightly raised eyebrow. But it really is a genuine tool. Many tasks in #design require a unique kind of focus that is aided by #music or by #ambient or…

  • Concept: Failure Flashbacks | #TBT

    The concept of leveraging failure is one I’ve read about for years. Most recently, I really enjoyed Courtney Johnson’s charming TED talk “Failure is Necessary.” He is so clearly afraid of failing even as he is doing his talk that it is impossible not to relate. Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Success, failure and the drive to keep…